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| Title | : | The Devil of Nanking |
| Author | : | Mo Hayder |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 480 pages |
| Published | : | May 30th 2006 by Penguin Books (first published 2004) |
| Categories | : | Thriller. Fiction. Horror. Mystery. Historical. Historical Fiction. Crime. Cultural. Japan |
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Paperback | Pages: 480 pages Rating: 3.92 | 7592 Users | 891 Reviews
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Like the thrillers of Thomas Harris and Philip Kerr, Mo Hayder's riveting new novel animates the dark corners of modern history. The solitary Englishwoman Grey comes to Japan looking for a rare piece of footage that is said to document a particularly monstrous episode of the 1937 Nanking Massacre. Her quest will take her to a reclusive scholar and a wheelchair-bound gangster who clings to life with the aid of a mysterious elixir, and to a handsome American whose interest in Grey may be more sinister than romantic. The result is a work of spine-chilling suspense, masterful historical detail, and otherworldly beauty.
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| Original Title: | The Devil of Nanking |
| ISBN: | 0143036998 (ISBN13: 9780143036999) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Shi Chongming, Grey |
| Setting: | Tokyo(Japan) |
| Literary Awards: | Barry Award Nominee for Best British Crime Novel (2005) |
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Ratings: 3.92 From 7592 Users | 891 ReviewsWeigh Up Epithetical Books The Devil of Nanking
Love, love, love. Mo spent time being an escort in Tokyo, so she knows what she's talking about. I think this is a fantastic book, mostly because it's so different from her other stuff. Really shows amazing range on her part. My only quibble is that as horrible as the twist is, it's not as horrible as I was expecting, but that's only because I always expect something nasty from this author. And I mean nasty in a good way, not nasty like when your mother tells you not to touch something.Highly4.5 of 5 stars----- This book, inspired by the real Nanking massacre in 1937, was very dark and very disturbing. I can really feel myself holding my own breath as this was so intense, so incredibly terrifying and chilling to read that I can feel the goosebumps all over me while reading this book. Especially the ending where it finally showed what was inside that film Grey was seeking. My stomach seriously turned!! The twist of this book made my head spin. It was so fitting to have both Grey
This book was a pleasant surprise. I think I was expecting more shock-horror based on the summary (which I'm not a huge fan of), but I'd seen so many positive reviews (and I can't resist thrillers set in Japan) so I decided to give it a go. Well, friends, this is not at all shock-horror, so if a book about Nanking freaks you out don't fear: there's no gratuitous violence. In fact, there's little violence at all... though when it does happen, it's very effective.This is a dual-narrative
Mo Hayder delivers the most thought provoking thriller I have ever encountered. Set in 1990 Tokyo with roots that take you back to the 1937 Nanking massacre, this account is positively chilling. Three voices have entered my head.Grey: is a personally troubled, young student from London, with a highly unstable past and a vested interest in her research of war atrocities, most notably the 1937 Nanking Massacre. She has come to Tokyo in search of Shi Chonming, a Nanking survivor, who Grey believes
You can be brave and confident as you like, you can convince yourself that youre invulnerable, that you know what youre dealing with. You think that it wont ever really get too serious--that therell be some kind of a warning before it goes that far, danger music, maybe, playing offstage, the way you get in films. But it seems to me that disasters arent like that. Disasters are lifes great ambushers: they have a way of jumping on you when your eyes are fixed on something else. Rape of Nanking
5/5 stars | Favorite Standalones Just decided to go for it because I honestly am still flipping through it daily to see if I can see anything new or figure out questions I've had - plus that writing is just beautiful!!4.5/5starsI FINALLY FINISHED IT. All it took was me getting violently sick and being forced to stay in bed rather than go out with college people for me to absolutely tear through this book - and it was INCREDIBLE.This book is sort of impossible to explain. Many people have asked
I crazily fell in love with Mo after reading this gripping, attracitve and sexy book of novel```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````Now I'm reading the French edition
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